I'm sure this is covered in this thread but I'm wading through it and not finding it.
Do you dunk their feet into the castor oil? I've read several posts that you slather it on. But how are you getting it on there? Squirting some into your hands and rubbing it on?
Just looking for the easiest way to do this. I have four hens but only one seems to be suffering. She actually nibbling on her feet and the scales are bleeding. Poor baby. I don't see how just one hen would have it and not the other. So it could be something else. But there seems no harm in treating her with this and hopefully the oil will sooth those scales that appear to itch something awful.
I got a soft basting brush and I use that. It gets the oil where it needs to be, and he seems to enjoy the feel of the brush on his feet. And I warm the oil by floating the bottle in some hot water for a few minutes. Four weeks and he just has a small spot left on the toes of his right foot that I don't like the look of, and he's still limping. Though not as much as he was. I don't think he's going to ever be completely sound, but I'm trying to continue with the oil in the hopes that it's helping the pain, too and maybe another week or two's rest will give him some more time to heal. His left leg is completely normal now and he can walk normally on that one. Just mentioning this because the mites can get bad quickly, and you don't necessarily notice, so it's so important to treat them. Valiant did lose part of a toe on his right foot some time ago, so obviously that contributes to his limp, but I don't think it should be that bad. Someone on here on another post said that she took her roo with a suspected case of SLM to her vet. The vet gave him a shot of Ivermectin, which he said would clear them right up. And it seemed to, she said. Cost her around $20.00.